Devils great start to the year continued as a 4-1 win against
Rotherfield III saw Devils move into 3rd place in Division 10 on
Saturday 6th February.
Devils started well against a strong wind with the team's
passing style reaping rewards quickly as Sam played a through
ball for Will who slotted past the keeper inside five minutes.
Rotherfield levelled from a disputed free-kick given after what
appeared to be a great tackle by Shane but the referee saw this
differently and the kick was whipped in with the wind past Carl
in goal.
The
next ten minutes saw Rotherfield create further chances but Carl
made some good claims to keep the scores level. As Devils
regained composure the midfield battled well to release Matt and
Will but it was Addy who made the key contribution to restoring
the lead as he squared for Rickie to knock home from close
range.
Playing with the wind in the second half Devils attacking
players found space to collect long clearances by Carl and after
a few changes were made and fresh legs introduced Ravi managed
to collect a loose ball to slot home and make it 3-1.
Rotherfield continued to battle and try to nick a goal on the
break but Devils back four continued to give a strong
performance and with fifteen minutes left Devils made the points
safe as Sam drove in a corner and man of the match Rickie
finished a powerful run with a strong header into the net for
his second goal of the game.
The three points sees Devils move above Lindfield V into 3rd
place in Division 10 ahead of a trip to leaders Ardingly III on
Saturday (13th).
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